House of Mehmandarovs

[2][3] The residential complex, which originally belonged to the Armenian Lieutenant Yesai Gharamyants during the 19th century, came into the possession of the Mehmandarov family in 1918.

The complex was built by Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi[1] and during the early 19th century served as the private residence of Armenian Lieutenant Yesai Gharamyants (Gramov).

[9] Three rooms, out of four on the second floor, open onto the veranda at the house's rear of the, and a large bay window, which serves as a guest hall, overlooks the main facade.

[9] A special place in the house's architecture is occupied by a well-lit thanks to its wide windows and richly decorated guest room.

[9] The interiors of the Big Residential Building and the Family Mosque were decorated with murals by Ust Gambar Karabagi, reminding the ones in the palace of Sheki khans.

The images in this panel, created using open tones, were placed on the bottom of the wall, so they are poorly preserved (compared to other murals in the room).

Both in the Small Room and in the Hall, there are lancet-shaped fireplaces characteristic to Shusha, covered with flat pictorial ornaments.

In the lancet-shaped tympans of the firebox, the painting of stylized flowers is repeated on a blue background, which is common in the tympanum panels of the neighbouring room, as well as on the ceiling of the Hall.

Interior of the house and museum prior to 2020 [ 7 ]
The interior of one of the halls of the house after restoration works
The interior of Mehmandarov's family mosque after restoration